Monday 5th July 2010: Questionnaire Results

After collecting my data via. Facebook, I made graphs for each of the questions. Here I have evaluated each graph and the answers I received.

Question 1

As you can see here, the highest amount of people is 6 out of 10. This means that 6 out of the 10 people asked never buy there Local Newspaper. This could mean that their Local Newspaper is free, as some are. The rest of the numbers are low. Could this possibly be because the news in Local

Newspapers don't feature news that the age group

find interesting? If local teens were featured

in Local Newspapers more, would they buy it ?

Question 2

This graph shows the type of news reported in Local Newspapers. As you can see, the most news reported is Success. I would like to incorporate Success into my newspaper, as I think it is a positive thing to be looking at in Local

Community's, when someone achieves something never before done by someone in the area.

Question 3

This graph shows the answers to "Do you think Local Newspapers Offer news for a wide range of Ages?". As you can see, the majority of the people answered No. This could be because the people asked were 14-21 year olds, therefore what is in the news may not appeal to them.

Question 4

6 people believed their local area was seen in the right light, whereas 4 didn't . This could be because the people asked were all from different areas, and could have different opinions.

Question 5

This question I think is important to the age group I asked. The age group I asked were either in school/university or been in school/university, therefore they would know if the schools in their local area had been featured in newspapers.

Question 6

Lastly I asked if they were happy with the service provided by their Local newspaper. 8 out of 10 people said they were happy. 2 people said they weren't. This could be because the news being reported wasn't what the age group questioned was looking for.

Friday 2nd July 2010: Research using Questionnaire

Questionnaire

Here I have prepared a questionnaire, researching into the type of news people see in their local newspapers. I have tried to base the questionnaire on the news I want to feature in my local newspaper. I will turn my answers into graphs to represent my findings. My Target Audience for the questionnaire is 14-25 year olds. This is because I think my main story will involve a high school student. To distribute my questionnaire, I plan on using Facebook. I think this is a good way to reach the target audience and easier for them to fill it out. It will make it a quicker and easier process for me also, to have all the information stored, therefore I won't have to transfer any over from paper to the computer. I will ask 10 people. My results and graphs will be shown on the next post.

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Local Newspaper Questionnaire

1) How often do you buy your local town newspaper?

-everyday

-1-3 days of the week

-3-7 days of the week

2) What kind of news do you think your local paper features most?

-business news

-crime in the area

-local sport

-local success

-other______________

3) Do you think your newspaper offers news for a wide range of ages?

-Yes

-No

4) Do you think the local newspaper sees your local area in the right light? (For example; Are some areas represented in a bad way, crime, etc)

-Yes

-No

5) Does your newspaper recieve news on local schools?

-yes

-no

6) Lastly, are you happy with the service your local newspaper provides?

-yes

-no

Thank you for completing this questionnaire

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